CALL TO ORDER
01:01MOMENT OF SILENCE
01:40PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
02:38ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS
02:58ADDENDA TO THE AGENDA
03:521. SPECIAL RECOGNITION - Honoring United States Senator Richard J. “Dick” Durbin.
03:55Special recognition honoring United States Senator Richard J. “Dick” Durbin.
2. SPECIAL RECOGNITION - honoring the life of Stevenson “Steve” Mountsier.
21:22Special recognition honoring the life and service of Stevenson “Steve” Mountsier.
3. SPECIAL RECOGNITION - SWALCOs 35th Anniversary.
26:42Special recognition celebrating SWALCOs 35th Anniversary.
4. SPECIAL RECOGNITION - Lake County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
34:11Presentation from the Lake County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
PUBLIC COMMENT
49:33CHAIR'S REMARKS
54:47UNFINISHED BUSINESS
58:475. NEW BUSINESS - Appointment of Brandon X. Ewing
58:49Resolution recommending the appointment of Brandon X. Ewing as a member of the Lake County Board, representing District 9.
6. NEW BUSINESS - Swearing in of Brandon X. Ewing
01:00:43Swearing in of Brandon X. Ewing to the Lake County Board, District 9.
7. NEW BUSINESS - Elect the Vice-Chair of the Lake County Board.
01:11:43Board action to elect the Vice-Chair of the Lake County Board.
8. NEW BUSINESS - CONSENT AGENDA (Items 8 - 29)
01:15:2230. LAKE COUNTY BOARD
01:16:07Resolution to approve the local siting application for Meadowview Material Transfer Facility by Waste Management of Illinois, Inc.
31. HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE - Board of Health Report.
01:18:32Board of Health Report.
32. HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE
01:21:51Joint resolution approving the first amendment to the Program Year 2026 (PY26) United States Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Annual Action Plan (AAP), and authorizing an emergency appropriation of $390,818.48 CDBG and HOME program income.
33. LAW AND JUDICIAL COMMITTEE
01:22:38Joint resolution authorizing the acceptance of a state fiscal year (SFY) 2027 Juvenile Justice Council (JJC) grant awarded to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office by the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission (IJJC) through the Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS) to enhance and strengthen the Lake County JJC, which is run by the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office, including an emergency appropriation of $80,000 in grant funds.
34. PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
01:23:25Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with Baxter & Woodman, Inc. of Bannockburn, Illinois, to provide Phase III professional construction engineering services for improvements along Hainesville Road, from Washington Street to Rollins Road, at a maximum cost of $1,756,530, and appropriating $2,108,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
35. PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
01:24:42Joint resolution vacating a portion of unused county highway right-of-way located at the northeast corner of Washington Street and Illinois Route 21 in the Village of Gurnee.
36. FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE - Lake County Partners Update.
01:25:11Lake County Partners Update.
37. FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
01:27:44Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with Election Systems & Software, Omaha, Nebraska for Voting Tabulation Systems and related Services for the Lake County Clerk’s Office in an amount of $2,405,943 for the first year, and an annual amount of $212,660 thereafter.
38. NEW APPOINTMENTS - Standing Committee assignments by the Lake County Board Chair.
01:28:52Resolution approving revised Standing Committee and Commission assignments as recommended by the Lake County Board Chair.
39. NEW APPOINTMENTS - appointment of Lauren Fish
01:30:27Resolution providing for the appointment of Lauren Fish as a member of the Lake County Board of Review.
40. NEW APPOINTMENTS - Appointment of Karin Abbott
01:31:02Resolution providing for the appointment of Karin Abbott as a trustee of the Grayslake Fire Protection District.
41. NEW APPOINTMENTS - Appointment of Ernesto Gonzalez
01:31:38Resolution providing for the appointment of Ernesto Gonzalez as a trustee of the Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District.
42. NEW APPOINTMENTS - Appointments of Benjamin Feinzimer, Mary Roberson, and Mary Faith Terkildsen
01:32:19Resolution providing for the appointments of Benjamin Feinzimer, Mary Roberson, and Mary Faith Terkildsen as members of the Lake County Board of Health.
PETITIONS, CORRESPONDENCE, AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
01:34:39MEMBER REMARKS AND REQUESTS
01:34:43ADJOURNMENT
01:34:48